Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rahul Narwekar on Sunday filed his nomination for the post of Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, hours after expressing his gratitude to the party`s top leadership for the opportunity.

Narwekar, who was previously the Speaker during the last term of the Mahayuti government, thanked key leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda, and Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Devendra Fadnavis, for their trust in him. Speaking to ANI after filing his nomination, Narwekar said, “I am grateful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP’s national president JP Nadda and our CM Devendra Fadnavis for showing faith in me again and giving me this chance.”